Vintage halloween recipes

Happy Halloween!! Since this is a day of thrills, chills and tons of candy, I thought it would be appropriate if I told you all a Halloween tale today. This is a tale of mystery, magic, mashed bananas and heroism. This is the tale of: THE BANANA SPOOK CAKE! Once upon a time… It was […]

he Rice Krispie Elves are the advertising mascots for Kellogg’s, a multinational food manufacturing company based in Battle Creek, Michigan. Among their many product lines, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit-flavored snacks, and frozen waffles, Kellogg’s sells Rice Krispies cereal, famous for making the sounds of Snap! Crackle! and Pop! when milk is […]

It's bewitching, this black Midnight Cake is perfect for Halloween. Strikingly dark and chocolaty plus tender and light - the perfect black Devil's Food.

Did you guys know that Halloween used to be much more of a baking holiday than it is today? Today, we're sharing a collection of vintage Halloween recipes from cookbooks, recipe booklets, advertisements, magazines, grocery store flyers, newsletters, and various other sources. Try to spot any recipes that you might remember from Halloweens past.

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Halloween has always been one of my favorite times of the year, not just because of the costumes and the spooky decorations but because it’s the perfect excuse to go all out with food! Ever since my little ones were old enough to appreciate it, I’ve made it a tradition to host a Halloween party […]

Old Black Witch is a well-loved children's book from the husband and wife duo of Harry and Wende Devlin that was originally published in 1962. The plot involves a widow and her young son who buy an old house and start a tea room. What they didn't bargain for is the witch who's been

These spooky Broomstick Brownies - with orange pudding seeping into the dark, gooey chocolate brownies - is a Halloween treat so good, it'll scare you.

A vintage clipped newspaper recipe, "The Winning Recipe", for a Pumpkin Cake Roll. Make this recipe with eggs, sugar, pumpkin, lemon juice, flour, banking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, walnuts, and powdered sugar. Complete with a filling made with powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla.

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As you prepare for your Halloween celebration this year, take a look back at the festivities of yore. Whether you're here for the nostalgia, curiosity or vintage Halloween ideas to inspire your own preparations, we have a growing collection of vintage Halloween costumes & candy, recipes & party ideas!

A wonderful twist on Thanksgiving tradition -- a light, appetizing treat from the forties - pumpkin cake!

I am so jealous of all the vintage Halloween that you fellow bloggers find, I have no trouble finding Christmas but Halloween, now that's a different story. I have a pumpkin blow mold that I shared a while back, when I went to Carla's the other day, I found this pumpkin treat carrier at Value Village, the string for carrying it is still attached, it was made by Play Toy Industries in Canada - it kind of looks like the black might be marker, I'm not really sure, there were two there and both…

There are certain culinary traditions that accompany each holiday. Some are near universally enjoyed amongst those who celebrate those special days, others are more along the lines of a specific family tradition and some fall squarely in the middle. In the case of the latter, one finds the decades old act of serving a gelatine salad along with their Thanksgiving dinner. Growing up, my family always did just that, with a simple dish of tinned fruit cocktail that was suspended in Cherry…

Hallowe’en Punch and Party Fare – Vintage Recipe Cards